Minnesota Seasons - eastern tailed blue


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Cupido comyntas

Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily	Papilionoidea (Butterflies [excluding skippers])
Family	Lycaenidae (Gossamer-wing Butterflies)
Subfamily	Polyommatinae (Blues)
Status
Flight/Season	Three broods, mid-May to late September.
Habitat	Old fields, pastures, forest clearings, powerline cuts, roadsides.
Size	Length: ½″ Wing span: ⅞″ to 1⅛″

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Range

Sightings	Chippewa Prairie	Wild River State Park

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